11378 Dauria is a main belt asteroid

Asteroid

Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...

. Discovered on September 17th, 1998 by the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search

Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search

Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search ' was a project designed to discover asteroids and comets that orbit near the Earth. The project, funded by NASA, was directed by Dr. Ted Bowell of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona...

 (LONEOS) at the Anderson Mesa

Anderson Mesa

Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station, USA, was established in 1959 as a dark-sky observing site for Lowell Observatory. Anderson Mesa is now home to several large reflecting telescopes that are used for observing programs such as LONEOS...

 Station, it was originally designated 1998 SV60. It was renamed for Florida amateur astronomer Tippy D'Auria

Tippy D'Auria

Tippy D'Auria is the founder of the world famous Winter Star Party held each year in the Florida Keys sponsored by the Southern Cross Astronomical Society...

 (born 1935) the founder of the Winter Star Party

Winter Star Party

The Winter Star Party, aka WSP, is an annual convention of amateur astronomers where the primary activity is nighttime astronomical observation. Most attendees camp on site....

. For many years he has worked to encourage both beginning and advanced sky-watchers in the hobby.

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser 11378 Dauria (1998 SV60)
• Alphabetical list of minor planet names (ASCII) (Minor Planet Center)